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noun
1.
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
3.
to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially through carelessness or mental confusion: Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to bungle; botch: Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
5.
to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out: He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English blunderen, blondren, (v.) < Old Norse blunda shut one's eyes, nap; compare Norwegian dialect blundra
1350–1400; Middle English blunderen, blondren, (v.) < Old Norse blunda shut one's eyes, nap; compare Norwegian dialect blundra
Related forms
blun·der·er, noun
blun·der·ing·ly, adverb
non·blun·der·ing, adjective, noun
non·blun·der·ing·ly, adverb
out·blun·der, verb (used with object)
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Example Sentences
- It was worse than a crime, it was a blunder.
- Einstein admitted that the cosmological constant was his biggest blunder.
- Don't just blunder in and criticize people.
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Word Origin & History
blunder
mid-14c., "to stumble around blindly," from O.N. blundra "shut one's eyes," from PIE base *bhlendh- (see blind). Meaning "make a stupid mistake" is first recorded 1711.
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